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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11175

14 October 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) gaza
Europeans promise €468 million for reconstruction

Brussels, 13/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - During the “Conference of Palestine and Reconstruction in the Gaza Strip” on 12 October in Cairo (Egypt) the European Union promised €468 million to fund reconstruction in the Gaza Strip. The member states have also subsequently promised €193 million. EU funding stands at €275 million, of which €160 million comes from new funds and €150 million from funds that have already been earmarked (€95 million has already been earmarked for...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Positive aspects exist and are encouraging
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Agriculture's contribution to EU2020 strategy review
(AE) AGRICULTURE: New rules on promoting agricultural products
(AE) ENERGY: Costs and subsidies - first full EU-wide view
(AE) ENERGY: Norway gives green light to two electricity cables linking it to EU
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Air-quality - CoR wants binding objectives for 2025
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Testbiotech calls glyphosate risk assessment into question
(AE) DIGITAL: Commission and private sector collaborate in “big data” venture
(AE) BETTER REGULATION: Stoiber's “damning” report on administrative streamlining
(AE) TRANSPORT: Confirmation of mandates for negotiating rail reform
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Entrepreneurs at European Parliament on 16 October
(AE) HEALTH: High-level Ebola meeting on 16 October
(AE) HEALTH: Germany offers best mental health support
(AE) JHA: Amnesty International concerned at ending of Mare Nostrum
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) FRANCE: Draft 2015 budget not encouraging, says J. Dijsselbloem
(AE) GREECE: Preventative credit line is an option, says Dijsselbloem
(AE) TAXATION: AEI - Vienna and Luxembourg could get extra year
(AE) TAXATION: New online tool on changes in VAT rules
(AE) SPAIN: Post-programme surveillance - institutional lenders issue satisfecit
(AE) BANKS: Banking sector increasingly reliant on deposits
(AE) BANKS: Transparency on sector's health will be ready on 26 October
(AE) FINLAND:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: TTIP and Russia-Ukraine on Rome ministerial agenda
(AE) VIETNAM: Free-trade agreement hoped for within months
(AE) SYRIA: EU condemns Islamic State offensive on Kobane
(AE) SYRIA: EU increases its emergency aid to refugees by €3.9 million
(AE) GAZA: Europeans promise €468 million for reconstruction
(AE) YEMEN: EU condemns attacks on peaceful demonstrators
(AE) AFGHANISTAN: EU to allocate €1.4 billion in development aid over 7 years
(AE) ALGERIA: Three projects to improve agricultural exports
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: College of Commissioners' launch suspended pending Violeta Bulc outcome
(AE) PARLIAMENT: TI calls for more transparency over MEPs' activities outside Parliament
(AE) BUDGET: Amending letter - agricultural crisis reserve mobilised
(AE) BELGIUM: Europe gets behind new Prime Minister Charles Michel
YOUTH - CULTURE
(AE) YOUTH: European youth conference in Rome (13-16 October)
(AE) CULTURE: Impact of piracy on creative industries in Europe
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1065